tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10493027.post7416039980810168471..comments2012-07-03T21:05:19.280-07:00Comments on I want to go to Moscow: The Importance of Being EnglishDorothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14256727801956797298noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10493027.post-31390131366955253632010-07-26T05:06:28.306-07:002010-07-26T05:06:28.306-07:00Dhoh! Electus interruptus.
Oh well. I know how i...Dhoh! Electus interruptus.<br /><br />Oh well. I know how it turns out.Standing Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05787841442502685203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10493027.post-84155483524038357952010-07-26T05:05:06.123-07:002010-07-26T05:05:06.123-07:00Right on! Clearly an allusion.
Can&#39;t wait t...Right on! Clearly an allusion. <br /><br />Can&#39;t wait to read your election posts.<br /><br />On a scale of one to astute, all this rates very very high. <br /><br />Btw, I give Obama a high A- so far. To get an A all he has to do is put Cheney in the dock; reasonable, right?Standing Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05787841442502685203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10493027.post-428657903428402602008-10-23T07:58:00.000-07:002008-10-23T07:58:00.000-07:00Can't prove it, of course, but my guess is that Jo...Can't prove it, of course, but my guess is that Johnson doesn't even realize that he's quoting. Evidence: at Oxford, he "read" Classics, not English Lit. On the other hand, he was "Shadow Minister for the Arts" at one point. His bio (wikipedia) is amazing: among other things, "he was a member of Oxford's Bullingdon Club, a student dining society known for its raucous feasts." This club's fictional version features in the opening chapter of E. Waugh's "Decline and Fall."Nitpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155181009252241600noreply@blogger.com